In the Charlotte area? Looking for some new art and a fun outing? Join us in the Plaza Shamrock Neighborhood… There will be cool art, food things, food truck(s), and even some yard sales! ON SATURDAY, June 12th from 10am to 2pm, Plaza Shamrock Neighborhood Association ☘️ is having a fun neighborhood-wide event, a “Summer Swap & Market” ?☘️? Myself and (artist husband) Chris Craft will have MY art glass & HIS encaustic paintings FOR SALE in our "YARD GALLERY" from 10am to 2pm. (See the link above for info or below for map of participants.) We’ll also have some OTHER original art mad ..read more

Want a great deal on a “Carmella Jarvi” piece… (original glass or water inspired paintings)? And, want to support McColl Center for Art + Innovation? SEE FIVE AVAILABLE JARVI PIECES ON THEIR NEW ONLINE STORE. Buying Through MCAI’s Online Store Supports Artists… (Local, National, and International, by the way) AND pays for other community arts offerings! If you are in the Charlotte, NC area, can make delivery/pick up arrangements. If not, packing/shipping costs will be added. Questions? Contact artist here ..read more

LEARN MORE & GIVE FEEDBACK Meet artist & neighbor, Carmella Jarvi. Learn about her “Circle Together” project, give feedback, & meet others. Local artist & Plaza Shamrock neighbor, Carmella Jarvi, is excited about our "Circle Together" street mural project. In early 2020, she won a Creative Placemaking Neighborhood Grant from City of Charlotte's Urban Design Center to work with neighbors (including Plaza Shamrock Neighborhood Assoc. and Get Ready for Jesus Community Church) to transform that Garinger HS/Elkwood Circle area. Stop by on Saturday, June 26, from 10:30am to 12:30pm ..read more

Well… Happy New Year!! This 2021 is certainly starting out with both good and bad. GALLERY C3 UPDATE: Two receptions STILL planned for Friday, February 5th, and March 5th. However, because of Gov. Coopers’ ongoing lockdowns/curfews, THIS Friday’s event is not an opening. It’s a Gallery Walk Through from 7-9pm and they’re limiting numbers. Don’t expect it to be packed, but I will definitely be there the entire time… maybe buying a drink at ALCHEMY restaurant overflow space… to let others see the show. (It’s going to be a great one!!) Note that I’ll update my social media/website as things cha ..read more

A cool thing about my glass is the multiple composites can be rearranged. Whether tabletop or the wall-mounted works, I love to encourage collectors to rearrange them in their own spaces. (Of course, many want them exactly as they saw before buying. And, I provide wall templates to get the original installation… as well as give them individual paper templates for changing it up.)   Here’s Soft Whispers, a wall-mounted arrangement for Mitchell Kearney Photography shoot last month.   Above is the same piece, Soft Whispers, in a different arrangement (with different light) I shot in ..read more

Time of COVID-19, shutdowns, lockdowns, and cancellations, finally has some bright spots… I’m excited to share my new glass... wall-mounted piece, Soft Whispers, got juried into next month's McColl Center for Art + Innovation fundraiser! (All pics by Mitchell Kearney Photography.) (Don't know every artist. But, lots of great art available at a variety of price points & styles:) All the proceeds of this virtual McColl Center Benefit Art Sale will immediately support MCAI & the artists!! We know that artists & non-profits like McColl Center have been seriously impacted by COVID-19. G ..read more

Earlier in 2020, I was thrilled to have been awarded a City of Charlotte Urban Planning Creative Placemaking Project Grant for an idea I’d had for some time… to transform part of my Plaza Shamrock neighborhood working closely with Garinger HS teens, Plaza Shamrock Neighborhood Assoc., and the Get Ready for Jesus Community Church. Then, COVID-19 hit all of us like a brick upside the head. Although I did lose some contracts/projects, and everything changed, I have so much to be thankful for! For this particular project, I tried to wait out “the COVID”. Unfortunately, my big plans to work with Ga ..read more

Since 2006, I’ve been fortunate enough to have multiple artist residencies… including two at McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Just like artists, these non-profits have taken a HUGE loss over COVID-19. Purchasing my water-inspired glass and paintings through Artsy right now continues to support their work and mine! This is pic of all six wall mounted water glass rounds from Soft Memories sets. (Each set of three is $500.) In 2019, I was the Atrium Health AiR at McColl Center. Was blessed to have the funds and space to work on my own water-inspired art… and work with teens and Mercy Hospital ..read more

Not a secret that I’m an Uber-conservative follower of Christ. I love art and people. First, I love the Lord. For years, I’ve shared my beliefs with others… more often was face to face. Since I came out publicly (as conservative Christian) in 2007, the Lord has worked on me… especially since 2014. At my core, I haven’t changed. Still a sinner. Ironically, I’m a better person today… living for God. (Still fall woefully short. Two of my favorite sources for preaching the Bible are Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church — our church in Charlotte, NC — and John MacArthur of Grace to You.) Been a Patr ..read more

Check out this FUN VIDEO BELOW of ArtPop Street Gallery + Bill and Patty Gorelick Virtual Gallery Tour 2020. (Some of my artwork… including part of the original glass in my ArtPop 2018 billboard is in Illuminate show.) The original Central Piedmont Arts/ArtPop video premiered on June 18, 2020. This virtual gallery tour of the ArtPop Street Gallery exhibition currently on display at the Bill and Patty Gorelick Gallery at Central Piedmont Community College! (Actual location is the Harris Conference Center located on the Harris Campus in Charlotte, NC.) ArtPop Founder Wendy Hickey as well as th ..read more